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Just sharing a new one I did. It was purely an experiment, just to try and recover some sketch covers that I had screwed up. All for fun! **Edit, the photos look like . Lemme reshoot those, all the shading is missing.... https://www.instagram.com/p/CNWs1QHgJ4g/

I'm aware. But there's a definitely difference there. Look at the effort he puts in. Like Jiminez, its clear anything 3d is just a base, NOT a key part of the work. He doesn't use it for everything either.

Its lazy. I used to do it for Game design. Its MUCH easier, way faster. Some do it better than others. Mayhews stuff lately is just awful and transparent. I am pretty sure Jorge Jiminez uses 3d for a base, but he draws so much overtop that it looks brilliant. MUCH more effort and skill.

OK, fair point, but I think you're missing the point of the thread. Its one thing to use a mouse/ stylus to do your work. Peachy, zero problem with that. Its another thing entirely to take a 3d model and just paint over it, trying to make it look like a drawing. That, to me, is lazy AF. Its the same thing if an artist takes a photo and just draws over it and calls it original art. Its not.

I agree that something like ProCreate is digital art, and definitely takes skill. That said, its MUCH easier to produce some great effects and shading in graphics programs than it is traditionally, at least IMO. Look at a guy like Jorge Jimenez. He produces some absolutely incredible work by combining his traditional skills with the benefits of digital effects, and the results are crazy good. In his case, I think his traditional stuff would also be stellar, but wouldn't have the same detail and effects. Digital makes that possible. These 3D covers though, these are different. They look like cheap game art rather than pro level comics. I have no idea why this is accepted by any publisher. Its weak as hell to me, and I have yet to see anyone do it well. Those Venom covers are brutal. Why anyone would buy those over the Dell Otto versions is beyond me.

I can't confirm this 100%, but looking at his work, I'd say that he builds everything in 3d, then draws on top of it, then puts it out. Even goes so far as to do a "sketch" version, which makes me question the authenticity of it. Feels like it was done afterwards to generate OA sales, rather than actually as a result of the work. Those Venom/ Carnage covers seem especially obvious, but I feel that's how a lot of his other work is now too. All the textures and colours scream low-end rendering, and it just doesn't feel organic. IMO anyways.

Not for comic covers. These are brutal.

They're terrible and lazy. That Mayhew one kills me. Why would anyone guy a cover that looks like a screenshot from the Reboot cartoon. Awful.

I just got my first submission back from cgc and I'm pretty excited. I almost feel like a real artist (insert Pinocchio meme)

Well then, get ready for my spam there then.

Finished up a couple more for fun. Now to finish @ivdyers Wolverine

I'm getting in on this one. Red is pretty good, but I personally love my purple and green :-)

They full reprints of the books, just absurdly and adorably small. I snagged these too

The most important question...full size slab with tiny comic, or tiny slab?

If there is any way you'd be willing to sell me a photocopy of that for my wall, I'd be thrilled as all hell.

Does anyone know if Darrow is signing anything? I want my Hardboiled set signed. Got it out for Frank, definitely need Geof.

Sure, but I have 6 commissions ahead of you first. That movie was not_in_tune_with_social_norms crazy. Terrible, but so much fun to watch. **Edit : LOL @ swear filter.

Thanks man! I'm trying

Just thought I'd throw out some sketch covers that I've been working on lately. Trying to get back into the swing of things after not drawing regularly for a long time. It's funny I don't remember my hand getting a sore when I was younger...

Multiple stores are reporting the same issues. The black covers were even worse.

So my LCS got in their Spawn 310 Ds today...and it was not good. Not a single copy that was tick-free. Every single one had damage. So question is, will CGC treat this similarly to the rips that ASM 361 had? Ignore it and treat it as a printing error?

I just got my last one in. ANd I love it. :)

Well tahts fancy. Mine is much less fancy. They look like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1990-Impel-MARVEL-UNIVERSE-HOLOGRAM-CARD-MH4-Wolverine-Comic-Book-Hero/153943252669?hash=item23d7bb9ebd:g:lNIAAOSwcK5eyCNl

I have no idea what that means.